Dear Community:

Holy Week opens before us as a privileged time of grace, in which the Church invites us to pause, reflect, and renew our hearts. We begin these sacred days by remembering Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, welcomed with joy by the people, while also knowing that this journey will lead Him to the sacrifice of the cross out of love for all humanity.

This beginning calls us to accompany Christ not only with words, but with a living and committed faith. It is an opportunity to examine our lives, to be reconciled with God and with one another, and to open ourselves to sincere conversion. Each liturgical celebration of this week leads us more deeply into the mystery of redeeming love.

Holy Week is not only a remembrance of past events, but a reality that becomes present in our lives today. In the midst of our joys and difficulties, Jesus continues to walk with us, inviting us to trust, to forgive, and to love as He has loved us. His self-giving teaches us that the true meaning of life is found in the gift of oneself.

May this beginning of Holy Week be a time of personal encounter with the Lord for all of us. Let us participate faithfully in the celebrations, live these days with recollection and hope, and allow the light of the Resurrection to transform our hearts and our communities.

Rev. Julio Fernandez